So, it's official. All the gamesmanship, posturing and rumor-mongering can finally end. The biggest pieces are in place, the biggest and bitter questions resolved. DeWayne Walker has been hired by Head Coach Rick Neuheisel as his Defensive Coordinator. Coach Neu, and UCLA football, can now move forward in building a great future! Jill Painter, Daily News: read more
There are conflicting reports but SuC players drenched Ken Norton Jr. yesterday at the Rose Bowl, which kind of backs up ABC's report during the game that Rick Neuheisel hired Ken Norton Jr. to be on his staff. The obvious question is in what capacity?? Defensive Coordinator, as ABC suggested?? It would be hard to believe that the ink is dry on such a deal when the LAT is reporting that Neu will be meeting with DeWayne Walker this morning about the DC position. Obviously, if Walker stays because Rick wants him to and they can come to an agreement then great. If he doesn't stay then thank you and good luck.
Jill Painter, Daily News, offers some insight: read more
Rich Perelman of LAT delivers the news: read more
As some have pointed out in the comments Tom Deinhart of Sporting News is reporting that DeWayne Walker has already signed a contract to be the next Washington defensive coordinator under head coach Ty Willingham who is on the hot seat. In response, Brian Dohn used his very close ties to the Walker camp to write on his blog that a deal has yet to be consummated. Who to believe? read more
So much has happened in the last couple of days that we have not been able to address some critical news. We want to make sure we get them down on the record. They all deserve their own posts, but given the speed of developments we put them all here.
First up, Brian Dohn reported in a rare fair and balanced report on UCLA football, that Rick Neuheisel is officially clear of any NCAA problems: read more
Tom Deinhart of Sporting News has been handing it to our beat press all season, getting key news out before they do. He might have done it again with this seemingly insignificant bit of news: read more
Update: Perelman took down his report we quote here from his blog, without ANY mention of doing so. We normally link directly the report and what a stroke of bad timing, the one time we dont he takes the report down. But he cannot deny he published the report we quote verbatim!! Also, Brian Doh!n is backpeddling from his original story there is an "intense push" by Washington for Walker (Nestor has the story). More on this tomorrow.
Don't blink. If you did you already missed DeWayne Walker's time at the top of Washington's defensive coordinator search. Brian Doh!n reported yesterday that there was an "intense" push for Walker to replace fired DC at Washington. Now, not hours later, Rich Perelman is reporting on his What's Bruin blog at the LAT that Walker has moved into the second tier of candidates: read more
Oh well. It was too good to be true for UCLA football. The prospect of Dorrell getting hired again so immediately, saving UCLA football $2 million that would have gone to his buyout, was a dream scenario for Dorrell, Dorrellistas, and UCLA football fans. Alas, not even Duke football hired the our former coach. Instead, Duke went with David Cutcliffe, Tennessee offensive coordinator and former head coach of Mississippi, ESPN is reporting. It was expected. After all, Brian Dohn, Dorrellista in charge of public relations, reported that Dorrell's visit all the way to Duke wasn't a "pure interview."
So … let's recap. read more
We have said for over a year that this new hire for Dan Guerrero will shape his legacy and make certain once and for all what UCLA thinks of it's football program. Today, Brian Dohn wrote on his blog that his sources are confirming that Dan Guerrero believes the same:
I am told Guerrero believes this could be a career-shaping hire, and he is feeling the pressure of it.
Great! That is good news. Dohn is also read more
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